I've done a few jobs on the Vec that have been a complete pain the arse being the UCA's and arb bushes but believe me there are worse cars.
My Dad has a 2005 Kia Sportage 2.0CRDI which has terminal DMF rattling. So after a trip to Kia for a clutch kit and DMF (650 quid which isn't bad I thought) we decided it would make sense to change the timing belt and give the car a bit of an overhaul.
Looking throught the service manual for it the dmf replacement will be just about as bad as the Vec in that the front subframe has to come out but I didn't expect to see this when reading about the timing belt replacement.
"Timing belt replacement is to be carried out with the engine removed from the vehicle" WTF
So the next time when you're swearing at your Vec or Signum with blood running from your knuckles, just remember...you could have bought a Kia
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